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Australian TV star leads the new celebrity lineup of the ABC dancing competition

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5 d. ago Scotland's 2026 Six Nations fixtures revealed as huge Valentine's Day clash lined up amid competition changes

Scotland discover their Six Nations campaign and tournament starts on Thursday

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1 week ago Britain’s biggest pawnbroker H&T snapped up by US firm for £297m; Goldman Sachs lifts UK and eurozone growth forecasts – business live

China issues warning to UK over terms of US trade deal, saying it is a ‘basic principle’ that bilateral agreements should not target other nationsHere’s our full story on the Co-op saying that that stock availability in its stores will not improve until this weekend, as it struggles to recover from a cyber-attack two weeks ago.And our full take on Burberry’s planned 1,700 job cuts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Aviva's £3.7bn takeover of Direct Line probed by competition watchdog

Aviva's bid to become Britain's largest home and motor insurer via a £3.7billion planned takeover of Direct Line is being probed Britain's competition regulator.

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1 week ago Probe into Aviva’s £3.7bn deal for Direct Line launched by competition watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority will look at whether the deal could result in a ‘substantial lessening of competition’ in the sector.

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last month Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut and Lynne Ramsay’s latest among significant Cannes additions

Ramsay’s Die, My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, helps take number of female directors in competition to a record-breaking sevenLynne Ramsay’s long-awaited new film, Die, My Love, has been announced as a late addition to this year’s Cannes competition lineup. The film, which is Ramsay’s first for eight years, stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson and concerns a woman in rural America who experiences psychosis after the birth of her baby.The inclusion of Ramsay’s movie takes the number of female director’s in the official selection to seven – a record for the festival. It also means that a British director is now in the running for this year’s Palme d’Or. Continue reading...

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